Challenge

Ilba Sports Center
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Victor Stan started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Horea Botgros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Peng Xi Bin's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Flavio Vittori firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 18 minutes MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sigfrido Auletta who took care of the corner kick. Vyacheslav Agalakov hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the game, Zaccheo Andolina cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Horea Botgros was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 27th minute, Peng Xi Bin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Flavio Vittori. The goal made the score 1-1. Peng Xi Bin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Flavio Vittori made a huge save. MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s Horea Botgros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 35th minute of play. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Stan, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Zaccheo Andolina scored 1-2 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Horea Botgros, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Italy's Gomberto Picozzi got a free kick in the 47th minute. The MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Italy were winning 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zaccheo Andolina was the one to do the kick off. Peng Xi Bin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavio Vittori having to interfere. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Horea Botgros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peng Xi Bin in the 58th minute of play. In the 63rd minute of the match Italy got a corner. MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sigfrido Auletta ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Sigfrido Auletta almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s Horea Botgros did a great save. 66 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Horea Botgros narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Horea Botgros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 69th minute of the match. Vyacheslav Agalakov made in the 76th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Jiang Bang Zhi however managed to control. Siricio Liotta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horea Botgros having to interfere. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Horea Botgros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. Horea Botgros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sigfrido Auletta in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 92nd minute of play forced MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s goalkeeper Horea Botgros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Peng Xi Bin came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.